[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37908-37909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18705]


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NATIONAL GAMBLING IMPACT STUDY COMMISSION


Meeting

agency: National Gambling Impact Study Commission.

action: Notice of public meeting.

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summary: At its fourth on-site meeting the National Gambling Impact 
Study Commission, established under Public Law 104-169, dated August 3, 
1996, will hear presentations from invited panels of speakers, receive 
public comment, and conduct its normal meeting business.

dates: Wednesday, July 29, 1998, 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

addresses: The meeting site will be: San Diego/Del Mar Hilton, 15575 
Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92014.

dates: Thursday, July 30, 1998, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

addresses: The meeting site will be: The Buttes, Wyndham Resort, 2000 
Westcourt Way, Tempe, AZ 85282.
    Written comments can be sent to the Commission at 800 North Capitol 
Street, N.W., Suite 450, Washington, D.C. 20002.

status: The meeting will be open to the public both days. However, the 
Commission will enter executive session during its lunch period from 
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29.

contact persons: For further information contact Amy Ricketts at (202) 
523-8217 or write to 800 North Capitol St., N.W., Suite 450, 
Washington, D.C. 20002.

supplementary information: The meeting will take place over a two-day 
period in two separate locations, Del Mar, California on July 29, and 
Tempe, Arizona on July 30. The meeting agenda will include 
presentations from State and Local Officials and Tribal Leaders; staff 
briefings on Pari-mutuels and Native American gambling; testimony from 
invited panels of speakers on Pari-mutuels, and Native American 
gambling; normal meeting business; executive session; and an open forum 
period for public comment at both venues.
    An open forum for public participation will be held both days on 
issues relevant to the Commission's work. On July 29 in Del Mar, it 
will be held from 2:55 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. On July 30 in Tempe, it will 
be held from 12:04 p.m. to 12:55 p.m. Anyone wishing to make an oral 
presentation at either location must contact Mr. Steve White by 
telephone only at (202) 523-8217 no later than 5:00 p.m. July 24, 1998. 
No requests will be accepted before 9:00 a.m. Pacific time, or 12:00 
p.m. (EST), the day this notice appears in the Federal Register.
    Callers must specify which day they wish to speak. Callers will 
then be asked to provide name, organization (if applicable), address, 
and daytime telephone number. Call-backs from staff may be required. No 
requests will be accepted via mail, facsimile, e-mail, or voice mail. A 
waiting list will be compiled once the allotted number of slots becomes 
filled. Oral presentations will be limited to three (3) minutes per 
speaker. If this is not enough time to complete comments, please 
restrict to three minutes a summary of your comments and bring a typed 
copy of full comments to file with the Commission. Persons speaking at 
a forum are requested, but not required, to supply twenty (20) copies 
of their written statements to the registration desk prior to the 
public comment period. Members of the public, on the waiting list or 
otherwise, are always invited to send written comments to the 
Commission at any time. However, if individuals wish to have their 
written comments placed into the official record of the meeting, the 
Commission must receive them by August 19, 1998. Each speaker is kindly

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asked to be prepared prior to their presentation; to refrain from any 
use of profanity, vulgar language, or obscene signage; to refrain from 
making any comments or disrupting sounds during the presentation of 
another speaker; and to remain seated. If visual aids are necessary 
during the course of a speaker's presentation, each speaker is 
responsible for providing the equipment to run the visual aid. A 
complete list of guidelines is available on the Commission's web site: 
www.ngisc.gov.
Tim Bidwill,
Special Assistant to the Chairman.
[FR Doc. 98-18705 Filed 7-13-98; 8:45 am]
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